Means for stopping cars.



No. 806,147. I YPATBNTED DEC. 5, 1905. Y w. P. HUSSEY.

;M'BANS FOR STOPPING CARS.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 31. 1905.

' clear, and exact description thereofprefer-i UNITED STATES} ARD DRY KILN COMPANY, OF TION OF INDIANA.

MEANS FOR STOPIPIINGICARSQ' Spe cification of Letters Patent. 1 Application filed July 31, 1905. Serial No. 272,05 4=.

PATENT orrron. WILLIAM P. HU ss'EY', or INDIANAPOLIS, INDIA A, AssicNoR TO STAND- INDIANAPOLIS, INIQIANA, A CORPORA;

. ,P tt nted net. 5,1905.

To' whom 725170001] concern: t I

Be it known that I, WILLIAM P. HUssEY,

of Indianapolis, county of Marion, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and" useful Means for Stoppin Cars; and I'do hereby declare that the fo lowing is a full,

ence being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich like figures refer to like parts. This invention relates to means combined with an overhanging track .for stopping cars.

It has been used in brick-kilns, lumber-driers, and the like, where the material is transported on small cars or trucksthat travel upon railway-tracks. It is customary for a number of said cars to be upon one railway-track one behind the other and the railway-track to be inclined downward,so that the cars move by gravity, and the means herein set forthi's employed for engaging the forwardcar, andthereby stoppingitand all that follows. In such instances the material is fed through v the kiln or drier slowly, and the car is moved through the kiln or drier so slowly that by 2 5 the time it has assed through the kiln. or drier the materiail will be dried. When the material on the forward car is suificiently dry, the means for stopping the car is released, so that the'forward car will roll down understood from the accompanying drawand the following description and claims.

1n s dn the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railway-track and means for stopping the car, parts being broken away. Fig; 2 is a side elevation of. the track with a car stopped. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the 7 car and means for stopping the same, the track being in section. Fig. 4 is a modified arrangement adapted to be used on alevel track and to stop cars coming in eitherdirection. Fig. 5 is a detail of the means for elevating and'lowering the end of the stopof the track, and a'stop-bar 16 is pivoted at f 17 to said bearing-plate; At the other end in collars 22, which are mounted in the secured to each side of the railway-rails. I

The construction at each side of the railway-track isfduplicated, and the crank-shaft 24 has on one end the hand-lever 25 and exoscillates them. The arrangement may be shaft 24 is hexagonal and the sleeves 21 have hexagonal bores, or any other arrangement 21 will suffice. .With this arrangement the ends of both stop-bars 16 and put them in an inclined position where they will be engaged by the housingsSO', in whichthe Wheels of the trucks or cars are mounted. This is shown in Figs. 2 and 3. 4 While I have shown the sto -bars engaging the housin s 30, I do not Wis to be limited to that, as t e bars 16 may be arranged to engage some other part of'the frame of-the car or truck, and the idea bar or bars in the path of the car or truck frame thereof and sto t e same. In Fig. 1 I have sh wherein the stop-bars 16 are duplicated on one side and slope in opposite directions, and near their adjacent ends they are ivoted by bolts 31 in horizontal slots 32 in t e plate 33 onthe upper end of the connecting-bar 18. The remainder of the mechanism is the same as in the other construction. This will stop the car moving'in either direction. v

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

and carsadapted to run thereon, of a stopbar pivotally mounted in the path of the cars,

thereof for elevating the same and inclining the stop-bar so'that it will engage some part of the car.

2. The combination with a railway-track and cars adapted to run thereon, of a stoptends through the sleeves 21 at each side and as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, where the crank-- for enabling the shaft 24 to turn the sleeves and in position to enga esome part of the 1. The combination with a railway-track cured to the sleeve 21., that hasbearings with turned-down ends of the plates 23, that are 1 operation of one hand-lever will elevate the of my invention is to present an inclined stop own a modified form .and means connected-with the farther end stop the car.

.3. The combination with a railway-track and a car adapted to run thereon, of wheelhousings extending down from each side of the frame thereof, a bearing-plate secured to the outer side of each rail, a stop-bar with the end next to the approach of the car pivoted to said bearing-plate at each side of the track, a connecting-bar pivotally mounted at the other end of each of said stop-bars, a crankshaft for elevating and lowering the connecting-bars at both sides of the track, and a hand-lever for actuating said crank-shaft whereby said stop-bars may be inclined in position to engage the housings of a car.

4. The combination with a railway-track and cars adapted to run thereon, of a stop bar at each side of the car with the end next to the approach of the car being pivotally secured to the track-rails at each side of the track with downwardly-extending portions, sleeves rotatably mounted thereon with arms extending from said sleeves, connecting-bars pivotally connecting said arms with one end of said stop-bars, and a crank-shaft extending through the sleeves at each side of the track for oscillating the same, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a railway-track and cars adapted to run thereon, of a pair of oppositely-extending stop-bars, means for pivotally mounting the extreme ends of said stop-bars in connection with the track, and means for elevating and lowering the adjacent ends of said sto 3-bars.

In witness whereof I have hereunto aflixed my signature in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

WILLIAM P. HUSSEY.

Witnesses CARRIE FLINN, N. ALLEMONG. 

